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• Southern House Democrats in targeted seats vote to turn up pressure on Trump

  House Judiciary Committee can now sue to force compliance with requests for documents, testimony ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP) — In the first…

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  Poll showing Biden with a lead over Trump in Texas is not what it seems

  Media reports of Quinnipiac poll overstate possibility that Trump is in trouble in the Lone Star State ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor AUSTIN (CFP) —…

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  Virginia Governor Ralph Northam calls special session in response to gun violence

  Northam needs GOP support to pass gun control measures in the wake of Virginia Beach mass murder By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor RICHMOND (CFP) —…

• Bluegrass feud: Kentucky lieutenant governor cries foul over dismissal of staff

  Jenean Hampton’s power struggle with Matt Bevin’s administration accelerates since she was dumped from his re-election ticket ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor FRANKFORT, Kentucky (CFP)…

• Former Mississippi U.S. Senator Thad Cochran dies at 81

  Cochran, the state’s first Republican senator since Reconstruction, served 45 years in Congress ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor OXFORD, Mississippi (CFP) — Former U.S. Senator…

• Insight: Outcome of Kentucky governor’s race could be early indicator for Trump 2020

  Can Governor Matt Bevin overcome his unpopularity by casting fall contest as conservative vs. liberal? ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor Consider if you will a…